[DrDavid]

The old incandescent bulb is clearly an energy hog. Just 5 percent of the electricity it uses lights the bulb – the rest ends up as heat.

Sometimes 95% heat is desirable.

• Easybake oven&tm;, which won't work with LED or CFL technology.
• Traffic lights need heat to melt snow and ice.
• My dad used them to heat his shop thru Minnesota winters.

[SeekAndFind]

Whether the Incandescent is an energy hog or not is beside the point.

The most important point is this — ARE PEOPLE STILL WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS PRODUCT DESPITE KNOWING OF ITS INEFFICIENCIES?

If not, it will die a natural death. We don’t need Uncle Sam to tell us what and what not to buy are use.

[SeekAndFind]

Whether the Incandescent is an energy hog or not is beside the point.

The most important point is this — ARE PEOPLE STILL WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS PRODUCT DESPITE KNOWING OF ITS INEFFICIENCIES?

If not, it will die a natural death. We don’t need Uncle Sam to tell us what and what not to buy or use.

[wbill]

You touched on something that I'd love to see quantified....

That is, the heat benefits of the bulbs. Figure that, for the most part, the lights will be be turned on when it's dark (piercing observation, I know). That'll be more during the colder, winter months and less during the warmer, summer months.

I wonder what percentage of household heating the bulbs contribute during the cooler months? Do CFLs (or LEDs) merely shift energy consumption from "Electric Lighting" to "Heating"?

Doesn't really matter to me, I use incandescents, and have no desire to switch. It's just one of those unintended consequences that my engineering mind ponders.

[Biggirl]

Add NE winters also.